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BrownBunE
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Reworking religion
Because of years of scrupulous OCD the very idea of religious services and activities brings up apprehension and stress. How can I rewire my brain to learn to enjoy these things?
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Ryan MullenRyan Mullen
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Medication, Therapy, and praying with real intent that God will help you to get back to him in a way that you can understand that its him. It's hard but worth it. Remember God is love and he always will be.
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ElevenBElevenB
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Give yourself time. Attending services caused a lot of anxiety. Still does to a degree. But I go anyway. I do my ERP at church at times. I sometimes sit in a room where I can't be seen but I can hear. But it doesn't happen overnight. And you can't go by your feelings a lot of times because OCD will lie.
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